just wondering if when I order an umbrella from Caterpillar if it comes with the stand to mount to your cat? the new cat part number is 187-6649?  with it being really hot this summer and show season coming around. I was thinking about getting one. cat's website doesn't say.

i have been thinking the same way. me research has shown me that Snow-co makes the umbrella for almost all mfgs. should come with the hardware

I believe Femco and Snow-co are one and the same as umbrellas go and come with a so called universal mounting kit that is a tube, a couple of rods with adjustments and mounting ends and that is it.  Someone else on the board made a bracket to mount his umbrella by welding a tube on a plate and bolting it to the seat.  That would be the simple way to go.

www.femcomfg.com
www.femcomfg.com/images/pdf/493208.pdf
About 25 years ago I bought a yellow umbrella with "Caterpillar" on it but I don't know where.  My Cat dealer had one displayed in their parts store a few years back and it was a plane Jane snow-co yellow with no logo.

Umbrellas can be found at Tractor Supply, Shoup parts, and other places but I believe they are all without logos. I know Shoup sells replacement canvas for about $40.

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Hi All,
I picked this up yesterday after doing some research I found the part number and Cat had it in store, so I brought it.
 
 
 


Regards
 

That's great they are still available from Cat with the logo!!

Wow, that's great!

I'd love to see a pic of how and where you mount it. I'm assuming the short length of tube is a mount with some stabilising ties?

Paul.

Hi Haus,
I will get a photo of the mounting brackets tomorrow for you.

Regards

Hi Haus,
I will get a photo of the mounting brackets tomorrow for you.

Regards

thanks for sharing that looks good I guess I should get down to my cat dealer and buy one now before there's a run on them.